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199 So. Los Robles Ave, Suite 600 Pasadena, CA. 91101 Tel:626.535.1900 Fax:626.577.7764 firm@afrct.com
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Real Estate
Negotiation and preparation of commercial, industrial and mixed use real estate purchase and sale agreements, easements, licenses, joint ventures, exchange agreements, tenants-in-common arrangements and real property syndications
Lease and property management representation, including commercial, industrial and office leases, ground leases and management agreements
Documentation on behalf of developers and lenders in connection with construction projects, financings and disbursement agreements
Environmentally impacted properties, including regulatory negotiations and compliance, project management, and general environmental counseling
Zoning and land use planning, golf course and planned community development’s, long term care industry, complex title and land survey analysis, and comprehensive property development matters
Real estate brokerage and escrow, DRE and DOC compliance including agency agreements
Corporate Law
Mergers and acquisitions, stock and asset purchase agreements, and reorganizations
Comprehensive business planning, including formation of corporations, limited liability companies and partnerships, shareholder and buy-sell agreements, and corporate tax planning
Business growth work that includes private placements, syndications and exempt offerings
Technology based representation, including licensing, affiliation, and proprietary rights agreements
Finance and Commercial Lending
Bank workouts, UCC sales, foreclosures, loan modifications, restructures and various loan servicing work
Accounts receivable, personal property and equipment financing
Exempt and non-exempt public and private financing
Loans secured by real estate, trade receivables, leasehold interests and various mixed collateral loans, construction financing as well as participation agreements and other inter-creditor arrangements, on behalf of lenders and borrowers
Business Counseling
General representation of businesses including employee and independent contractor agreements, confidentiality agreements, shadow stock arrangements, severance packages and third party agreements
Corporate governance, including statutory filings and corporate maintenance
Business workouts including plant closing, work force reduction, spin-offs, credit negotiation and restructuring
Business expansion arrangements including distribution, joint ventures, affiliate, supply, venture capital and financing
Business Litigation
All aspects of business, employment and bankruptcy-related litigation in state and federal court and arbitrations, including actions for breach of contract, escrow broker liability, unfair competition, interference with contract, partnership dissolution, SEC liability, class action defense, shareholder derivative claims, and business accountings
Banking related litigation including judicial foreclosure, breach of guaranty and other suretyship obligations, usury violations, check forgeries, appointment of receivers, letter of credit disputes, and promissory note enforcement
Litigation concerning prevailing wage disputes, and mechanics’ lien claims
General litigation matters including probate administration malfeasance, professional negligence, sale or lease of goods and services, California state and local business tax refunds, unlawful detainer and real property evictions, trade secret, trademark and tradename infringements, insurance bad faith and denial of policy benefits, defamation, and products liability
Tax and Estate Planning
Comprehensive estate planning, including revocable trusts, wills, beneficiary designations, health care directives and durable power of attorney
Reviewing and planning with employee benefits such as retirement plans, stock options and deferred compensation
Advanced estate and tax planning to reduce taxes through vehicles such as life insurance trusts, family limited partnerships, grantor trusts and grantor retained annuity trusts
Planning the most tax-efficient structure for charitable giving, using tools such as charitable remainder trusts, foundations and charitable lead trusts
Administration of trusts and estates at death, including careful attention to post-death tax planning, coordinating and updating estate plans of other family members
Planning for significant events such as sale of closely-held business or real estate and reviewing employee benefit elections upon takeover of company or retirement
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